The best Quotes by Thomas Carlyle

The best Quotes by Thomas Carlyle

Thomas Carlyle (4 December 1795 - February 1881) was a British essayist, historian, and philosopher from the Scottish Lowlands. A leading writer of the Victorian era, he exerted a profound influence on 19th-century art, literature, and philosophy.

Necessity dispenseth with decorum.

Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak.

Silence is as deep as eternity, speech a shallow as time.

Nothing builds self-esteem and self-confidence like accomplishment.

No pressure, no diamonds.

Music is the language of angels.

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One of the main uses of a home is to stay in it, when one is too weak and spiritless for conforming, without effort, to the ways of other houses.

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'On earth the living have much to bear;' the difference is chiefly in the manner of bearing, and my manner of bearing is far from being the best.

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Does not a man physically tremble under the mere look of a wild beast or fellow-man that is stronger than himself? Does not a woman redden all over when she feels her lover's eyes on her? How then should one doubt the mysterious power of one individual over another?

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I do think there is much truth in the Young German idea that marriage is a shockingly immoral institution, as well as what we have long known it for - an extremely disagreeable one.

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Never does one feel oneself so utterly helpless as in trying to speak comfort for great bereavement. I will not try it. Time is the only comforter for the loss of a mother.

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It is strange with how little notice, good, bad, or indifferent, a man may live and die in London.

Charles Dickens

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If you're curious, London's an amazing place.

David Bailey

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I've often thought a blind man could find his way through London simply by gauging the changes in innuendo: mild through Trafalgar Square, less veiled towards the river.

Louis Bayard - Mr. Timothy

I have nothing against Orlando, though you are, of course, far more likely to get shot or robbed there than in London.

Boris Johnson

I don't miss London much. I find it crowded, vast and difficult to get around. Cabs are incredibly expensive.

John Cleese

London. The beating heart of England.

Enola Holmes in Enola Holmes

England is my home. London is my home. New York feels like, if I have to spend a year living in an unfamiliar city, this is a pretty lovely one to spend a year in, but I will be going home at the end of it, certainly.

Daniel Radcliffe

Fashion needs fresh blood, and London is the most creative place for that.

Donatella Versace

Fashion Creativity London

Look at London or Paris: they're both filthy. You don't get that in Tokyo. The proud residents look after their city.

Paris London Tokyo

By seeing London, I have seen as much of life as the world can show.

Samuel Johnson

I love to come to L.A. to visit, and then I like to come to rainy old London because it's home.

Daisy Ridley

Los Angeles London

Even in the darkness, diamonds still shine.

Girl from Nowhere - Season 1 Episode 3

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When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure.

Peter Marshall

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Motivation Diamonds

I'd rather have roses on my table than diamonds on my neck.

Emma Goldman

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Flowers Roses Diamonds

Songs are as sad as the listener.

Jonathan Safran Foer in Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

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Music Sad Quotes

One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.

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Music is a total constant. That's why we have such a strong visceral connection to it, you know? Because a song can take you back instantly to a moment, or a place, or even a person. No matter what else has changed in your or the world, that one song says the same, just like that moment.

Sarah Dessen in Just Listen

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The difference from a person and an angel is easy. Most of an angel is in the inside and most of a person is on the outside.

Fynn in Mister God, This is Anna

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Humanity Angels Appearance

And if you cry, i'll hold your head up high
I'll be there by your side
I will be your guardian angel
I will do the things that I can to light your life and see you smile
And it brakes my heart in two...

Lovex - Guardian Angel, Album: Guardian Angel (EP)

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Heart Love Angels

Maybe God has a bigger plan for me than I had for myself. Like this journey never ends. Like you were sent to me because I'm sick. To help me through all this. You're my angel.

Jamie Sullivan in A Walk to Remember - Nur mit dir

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Some a-hole leaks it online and I'm like, you know, looking at the guy in the mirror brushing my teeth, "Dude, what have you done? This could be punishable by law!" But the internet forced the studio to say, "We're gonna make this movie", and 24 hours later, that movie had a green light.

Ryan Reynolds - September 2025

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